About Captive Photography
Specialising in on-location family portraiture and creative wedding photography.
Captive Photography Description
Jo Hughes is the award winning photographer behind Captive Photography. Jo has been capturing the natural essence of children, and true emotion of weddings for over 6 years. "I believe photography is not only about the relationship between light and shadow, but also about making a personal connection with my subjects and my surroundings. I am known to seek out stunning locations for family portrait shoots, and whole-heartedly believe in finding the perfect backdrops for my bridal portraits. . . " Jo can work within your chosen theme, bringing images to life through creative use of natural light and staging with spotlights when required.
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A beautiful day to be working on the 28th floor of The Shard... #theshard #corporateevents #corporatephotography #corporatephotographer #commercialphotogrpahy #surreyphotographer #londonbridge
This is the beautiful kitchen of my friend @clairesbowers who was kind enough to let me explore my developing interiors HDR photography skills in her stunning Reigate home - the interior design choices were all cleverly curated herself, fulfilled by local suppliers and craftsmen. This style of photography is very different from my normal people & portrait photography style - instead of focusing on actions & emotions using short shutter speeds and shallow depth of field, thi...s is all about the detail, long slow shutter speeds on a tripod, wide angle lenses and everything in focus. It’s very calm and serene in comparison and I really quite like it for a midweek shoot in between the madness of weekend weddings! 💛. #interiors #interiorsstyling #kitchendesign #interiorphotography #interiorphotographer #architecturephotography #propertymanagement #propertyphotographer #propertyphotography property agent #reigate #interior design @ Reigate, Surrey
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✨I’ve treated myself to a new office chair... it seemed only fair as this is the place I spend most of my time when I’m not behind the camera..... the final image only just starts it’s creation behind the lens - there’s hours of editing to come after! Add in a little spritz of @tisseranduk moodfix mist (smells divine) and some tunes from @spotify and my office is transformed into a blissful Editing Suite! ✨. #johnlewis #deskchair #homeoffice #photographer #reigate #surreyphotographer #tisserandmoodfix #grahamandgreendesk #workingfromhome #editing #lightroom #photographyedits
The speeches... I always look forward to this part of the day for the melting pot of tears, laughter, smiles, yelps and sometimes even gasps! #weddingspeech #groom #bride #weddingreception #engaged #weddingphotography #surreyweddingphotographer #gettingmarried #surreywedding #botleysmansionwedding #bijouxweddings #botleysmansion
Back at the wonderful Northbrook Park for their open day today... come and say Hi to me, Mr Peacock and the LUXEStar photo booth 💚💙. #2020wedding #2020bride #2020groom #gettingmarriedin2020 #farnhamwedding #surreywedding #weddingphotography #weddingphotographer #surreeyweddingphotographer #weddingplanning #northbrookpark #weddingopendays #northbrookparkpeacock
First wedding of 2020 and first wedding of the new decade! Wow... my third decade of wedding photography! ✨✨✨. What better than to be escorted down the aisle by bagpipes! #bagpipes #weddingmarch #januarywedding #smallfieldplacewedding #surreywedding #winterwedding #surreyweddingphotographer #surreyweddingvenues #scottishwedding #groomsmeninkilts
✨✨Your photo gallery link is in your inbox @manzo_259 ✨✨ exciting! 💕. #decemberwedding #surreywedding #northbrookparkwedding #winterwedding #gettingmarried #bride #groom #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #surrey
The final few moments before a bride walks down the aisle can be her most nerve-wracking... that’s when a calm best friend becomes her treasured maid of honour in these special final moments 💕. #maidofhonour #bestfriend #bride #wedding #weddingday #chiefbridesmaid #weddingdress #blackandwhiteweddingphotos #weddingphotographer #surreyweddingphotographer #surreywedding
A father daughter moment before walking down the aisle to her husband about to be... 💕. #wedding #fatherdaughter #givingaway #aisle #hamptoncourthousewedding #ido #gettingmarried #surreywedding #londonwedding #weddingphotography #weddingphotographer #surreywedding #blackandwhiteweddingphotos
One of my many small but very important jobs during the morning preparation before a wedding is often helping the groom & the groomsmen put on their button holes! You’d be amazed how often they need a little helping feminine hand ☺️. #themanyrolesofawoman #weddingphotographer #femaleweddingphotographer #femininetouch #groom #buttonhole #boutonniere #weddingpreparations #groomsmen #weddingmorning #engaged #shesaidyes
“Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Sixpence in your Shoe” - the four good luck objects (plus a sixpence for prosperity) a bride should include somewhere on her wedding day... are you a traditional bride? 💙. #bride #somethingblue #weddingtraditions #gettingmarried #engaged #ido #weddingphotography #surreyweddingphotographer #surreyweddingvenues #weddingshoes #bridalshoes #bridal
✨I often get asked if I shoot weddings alone or with a second shooter.. and the answer is mostly it’s just me, I’m like a little ninja you barely notice me all day and then you receive a gallery of 500 photos and wonder how? 😚 But sometimes, for busy weddings, and when specially requested I bring along my ninja mark II the fabulous Kate who is like my twin.. we photograph in the same natural style and work seemlessy together, starting the day me with the bride and Kate with the groom... ✨. #weddingphotographers #secondshooter #teamoftwo #photographersinsurrey #weddings #engaged #surreyweddingvenues #surreyweddingphotographers @ Reigate, Surrey
✨Big congratulations if you got engaged over Christmas & New Year! If you’d like to chat about natural, storytelling wedding photography then please drop me a note and we can talk about your dream wedding. ✨. #dreamwedding #engaged #bridetobe #gettingmarried #weddingplanning #weddingphotographer #surrey #reigate #surreyweddingvenues #weddingideas #findaphotographer #storyteller
Happy new year! A lovely little bolt hole to wake up in & say hello to the new decade....💛 2019 was a momentous year for my little business Captive Photography, the best yet and looking forward to meeting more wonderful clients in 2020! #photographer #surreyphotographer #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #portraitphotographer #surrey #reigate #smallbusinessowner #creative #professionalphotographer @ Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
It’s nearly a new decade! Happy wedding day to Lucy & Shaan! #weddingphotographer #nyewedding
All set up for tonight’s NYE wedding guests! 🥂. @nyewedding #newyearsevewedding #weddingphotography #luxuryphotobooth #luxestarphotobooth #openphotobooth
Congratulations to this gorgeous couple... my last wedding of 2019 and up there in my favourites ever ❤️. #sparklerexit #winterwedding #surreywedding #weddingphotographer #surreyweddingphotographer #northbrookparkwedding #gettingmarriedinsurrey #engaged #asianbride #sparklers #lastweddingof2019